Though rumors circulated that YouTube had already bought Twitch, a video game streaming website, for $1 billion, it was announced today that Amazon will instead be buying the platform for approximately $970 million. Twitch chose to partner with Amazon because of shared belief in community and values. The platform has the capability to bring "millions of people together to watch billions of minutes of games each month." The site currently has over 55 million monthly visitors...

Amazon will Buy Twitch for $970 Million

Though rumors circulated that YouTube had already bought Twitch, a video game streaming website, for $1 billion, it was announced today that Amazon will instead be buying the platform for approximately $970 million. Twitch chose to partner with Amazon because of shared belief in community and values. The platform has the capability to bring "millions of people together to watch billions of minutes of games each month." The site currently has over 55 million monthly visitors. By Jordan Moses